Church pew



Aug- 15, 1950 A. B. EDWARDS 2,518,532

i CHURCH PEw Filed F'eb. 2, 1949 2 sheets-sheet 2 gmig! F/g.6. 5

u u n immun' Arf/wr B. Edwards INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 15, 1950 Uni-TED .STATES PAT EN `cin-mon 12E-1w f :ArthnrBfEdwal-ds, Camdenton,'Mo. nmmmimnemuary 2, 194e, fs esternamente mhe-presentinven-.tion relatesto :and useful. .improvements in rchureh meurs l.or benches ,l unimportant object of 4the inventionis to protide a novel flame `construation seat 'and back -asnppcnts and acovering ffor 4the frame strong ,and durable, relatively inexpensive tomanatacture .and otherwise: wellradapted-Jfor the purposes .for the `,sanne isi-mended.

Other objects 4and advantagesrreside .inthedetails or eonstruction.andzfoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying :drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals referA to like partsthroug'hout, "and "in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspectivev'iew;

Figure 2` is 'a vrear perspective vliieiv'; l

Figure 3 is a perspectiveview of the frame; y Figure i` `is a fragmentary .ferm-1p perspective riew ofthe seat and back` :supportwith` themennecting rail therefor; l y

.Eigure4 vis a transversetsectional View of the completed.V pew; i y l o `EEigur-e 51s a vertical sectional view taken :on =a 6-7-6 `ci Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of one of the end supportswith'ftlie coverremoved therefrom.; .fand

:Figure 8 `is a perspective f'viewrof one of. the intermediate supports with parts vbroken away and shown in section.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention they numeral 5 designates a pair of end seat supports and 6 a plurality of intermediate seat supports connected in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other by means of a front rail 'l suitably secured to the front lower edge of the seat supports and by a rear rail 8 similarly secured to the bottom of the seat supports at the rear end thereof.

' Upstanding and rearwardly inclined end back supports 9 are secured to the end seat supports 5 by an overlapping rabbeting construction as shown at I and intermediate back supports II are suitably secured at their lower ends against one side of the intermediate seat supports 6. The

v backsupports @and flil extenddownwardlyto *the :lower edge of. thexseatrsupponts E'and i6 to the rea-r seat supporting irai-l r8v :aise secured.

The upper ends ,ofthe back ,supports 3 `und di! arerigidly-rconnected to each other 'rin spaced parallel flation :by means lof an upper trail seatedain` a notch; d 3:at :the upper reared-geref fthe back. supports and :an .intermediate Aback .rail M `is Aalso.secured :to the back supports :9 and il I at 'the .rear edgesl thereof rby means nf ydeuslosior notches .t 'to-,position the firent edge-nf .the intermediate rail i4 .Hush :front edges of. the :back supports Sand 1 4.-.

seated La .seat pla-nk -l l .ush with the :upper edges or the seatisupports 5 and 5 and .a rsupporting'or .reinforcing bai' i8 position under the plank -.|`:1, tomest thereon, vthe bar 413 #being ,'interlonked with 'the seat j.suppnrts E5 and a6-fby interttmg dados or notches :19. f The Lupper edges of the seat supports 5 and and the front and rearedgesaof the back supports 8 and M ,are covered by 1sti-if 'sheets of .material 20 `and 26a of :a suitable tempered pressed wood or rthe like'molded for pressed to :theishapeaof Ittre seat and back `support or iframe member, the

.lower edgeaof thecovering 29 being secured to The seat and back frame isv supported a raised or elevated position between a pair of end pew or bench members designated generally at 24 and comprising an upstanding substantially rectangular frame 25 including a horizontal intermediate frame member 26 and a rearwardly inclined frame member 21 extending from the horizontal frame member 26 to the top rear edge of frame 25.

The lower edge of frame 25 is supported ou a. base 28 and a top rail or finishing molding 29 is secured on top of the frame while nishing strips 30 are secured to the front and rear edges of the frame. The sides of the frame are closed by sheet covering material similar to the covering 20. Y

The end seat supports 5 are secured to the horizontal frame member 26 by screws or similar fastenings 32 and the end back supports 9 are rectangular shaped supporting member or leg indicated generally at 34 and which likewise cornprises a frame 35 having its sides closed by a frame 35 above the sides 36 thereof for attaching to one of the intermediate seat supports 6 by suitable fasteners and the front edge of frame 35isrnotched as shown at 39 to receive the front rail l which thus rests on the front edge of frame 35. The bottom of the intermediate supports` or legs 34 is also provided with a base 4U.

' From the foregoing it will be'apparent that the'interlocking dado connection between the rail I4 and back-supports 9 and H as well as the .dado interlocking connection between the bar |`8 and seat supports 5 and 6 rigidly supports the back'and seat supports of the frame and the. front edge of rail I4 which is ilush with the front edges of the back supports 9 and H supports the covering between the back supports and theV plank I1 supports the covering between the seat supports so as to withstand the weight of the person occupying the pew.

The several'parts of the pew may be manufactured in quantity production by simultaneously 'cutting and milling similar parts from stock and the seat and back portion of the pew 140 may be assembled and shipped in a knock-down condition for assembling on the site to the end members 24 and intermediate legs 34.

AvInview of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawingsdit is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in theart. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary. l

It is to' be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, whatis claimed as new is:

1. A pew comprising upstanding end supports including a frame having a horizontal bar and a rearwardly inclined bar, a seat and back frame including a plurality of spaced parallel horizontal seat supports and a plurality of spaced parallel rearwardly inclined back supports, a seat plank recessed in the seat supports ilush with the upper edges thereof, a back supporting bar rigidly connecting the back supports to each other and with'the front edge of the back supporting bar ilush with the front edges of the back supports, means securing the ends of the seat and back frame to the horizontal and inclined bars of the end supports, a covering of sheet material on the sides of the end supports, and a covering of'stiif sheet material on the seat and back frame.

2. A pew comprising upstanding end supports including a frame having a horizontal bar and a rearwardly inclined bar, a seat and back frame including a plurality of spaced parallel horizontal seat supports and a plurality of spaced parallel rearwardly inclined back supports, a seat plank recessed in the seat supports flush with the upper edges thereof, a supporting bar for the seat plank, t back supporting bar rigidly connecting the back supports to each otherand with the front edge of the back supporting bar ilush with the front edges ofthe back supports, means securing the ends of the seat and back frame to the horizontal and inclined bars of the end supports, a'covering of sheet material on the sides of the end supports, and a coveringof stiif sheet material on the seat and back frame.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein the supporting bar for the seat plank is anchored to the seat'supports by av dado construction and the back supporting bar is anchored to the back supports by a dado construction.

ARTHUR B. EDWARDS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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